Tang Dynasty: The seventh rank of official residence, and you will be given the Ten Thousand People

Chapter 1

In the summer of the fourth year of Chui Gong's reign, a white jade sacred stone suddenly appeared on the banks of the Luoshui River. On it was engraved with the eight characters "The Holy Mother is here, Yongchang Emperor's legacy".

After receiving this news, Wu Zetian personally led the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty to Luohe to participate in the ceremony of paying tribute to Luo.

In June of the same year, Wu Zetian ordered the emperor to be placed under house arrest in the palace. He was not allowed to enter or leave the palace at will without orders.

As the news spread, everyone in the Li Tang clan felt in danger and secretly contacted each other in an attempt to form an anti-military alliance to help the Tang clan prosper.

At this time, in the Wushui County government office, Fan Xin was sitting at the desk, frowning at the envelope in his hand, with a line of neat fonts written on the paper.

The magistrate of Wushui County personally signed it and signed it, and Li Chong, the governor of Bozhou, signed it.

"I didn't expect this moment to come."

Fan Xin put away the letter and sighed, walked to the window and looked outside. In the yard, the steward sent by King Langya was still waiting for news.

The surroundings were filled with onlookers, whose expressions seemed to be very envious of his relationship with King Langya.

However, what no one knew was that his heart was suffering as if it was being roasted on fire.

He is young, is the seventh-rank magistrate of Wushui County, and is highly regarded by Langya King Li Chong. It stands to reason that a time traveler like Fan Xin can start off well.

But he knew that this trip to the Governor's Mansion was not to attend a banquet at all, but a day when Li Chong summoned the kings of Li and Tang Dynasties to discuss the military expedition and at the same time conduct a general purge of officials loyal to Wu Zetian.

Because most of the governors in various states at that time were relatives of Li Tang, after getting rid of Wu Zetian's gang members, they were fully qualified to recruit troops.

Coupled with a detailed plan to raise troops, Luoyang will inevitably be surrounded on all sides, and then Wu Zetian can be successfully eliminated.

Unfortunately, not everyone at this anti-military alliance meeting was determined to resist the imperial court.

Historical records record that as soon as the meeting ended, someone secretly reported to Wu Zetian that the Yue king and his son had rebelled. The imperial court was furious and sent 30 troops to encircle and suppress the rebellion.

After learning that the news was leaked, Li Chong hurriedly raised troops in Bozhou, and at the same time sent detective horses to report to various Li and Tang forces, hoping that they would raise troops to respond. As a result, no one except Yue King Li Zhen responded.

Forced to have no choice, Li Chong had no choice but to lead five thousand new soldiers to attack Wushui County alone in an attempt to cross the Yellow River. He directed his troops towards Luoyang and created a good situation for the anti-Wuhan cause. However, the army was so disorganized that they failed to survive for seven days and were defeated.

As for his father Li Zhen, as well as the Li Tang clan who discussed big plans, they all ended tragically.

If he accepts the invitation at this time and goes to the Governor's Mansion for an appointment, if Li Chong and his son fail to raise an army in the future, the court will definitely treat him as an accomplice and execute him.

So he must not accept this invitation.

But it was impossible not to go. Li Chong was not only the king of Litang County, but also the governor of Bozhou. If he was offended, he would be executed without waiting for the court to punish him.

Just when Fan Xin was thinking about how to survive this crisis, a senior attendant in gray clothes opened the door and walked in.

Seeing this person coming in, Fan Xin said calmly with his hands behind his back: "Didn't I ask you to accompany the guests outside? Why did you come in?"

Hearing this, the chief attendant bowed and saluted: "Back to the Ming Mansion, the steward of the Governor's Mansion asked me to come in and ask you, have you considered it clearly?"

Hearing these words, Fan Xinxin sighed secretly. It seemed that the other party would not give up without giving him an answer.

Seeing Fan Xin's preoccupied look, Chang Sui scratched his head and said puzzledly: "Ming Mansion, I don't understand. King Langya is a member of the royal family and the governor of Bozhou. I don't know how many people think of such a big shot. If you want to curry favor, there is no way to ask for help." "Now that you come to invite me in person, it can be said that you have given us a lot of face in Wushui County. Why do I think you look so anxious?"

Naturally, Fan Xin would not tell Chang Sui that this trip to the Governor's Mansion was actually a Hongmen Banquet, and whether he surrendered or not, it would be a dead end.

Furthermore, since he had just arrived, he was not very familiar with the people in the county government office, so he could not guarantee that there were no spies of King Langya inside.

So he said: "It's nothing. This time King Langya invited some royal family members and court officials. I'm afraid I won't be able to get on the stage.

"So that's it. I thought you had any worries." Chang Sui breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "The Ming Mansion is overly worried. No one in the entire Bozhou knows that the most important thing to King Langya is you."

"I heard that you like gold and silver jewelry. King Langya sent two orbs without saying a word. Who can compare with this regard?"

Seeing the proud look on Changsui's face, Fan Xin shook his head. King Langya didn't care about him at all. He just wanted to pave the way for the army.

Bozhou is located in Hebei Province. If you want to raise troops from here, you must first conquer Wushui County, then cross the Yellow River and go south. Only in this way can you have a chance to reach Luoyang.

To put it bluntly, what Li Chong values ​​​​is not him, but the Wushui County town under his feet. Fan Xin believes that if he dares to refuse to be attached, the former will kill him on the spot and replace him with an obedient person. Be the county magistrate.

Putting his thoughts away, Fan Xin said to the chief attendant: "Go and invite the governor of the governor's office, and I will inquire about the banquet.

"Ming Mansion, please wait a moment. I will go and invite the palace steward." Chang Sui bowed, then turned and walked out.

Not long after, the door was pushed open, and the steward of the governor's office walked into the study under the guidance of the chief attendant. When he stopped, he bowed his hands respectfully.

"Li Quan, the young steward of the palace, has met the Ming Palace!"

"Manager Li, you don't have to be polite. Please sit down."

"Xie Mingfu!"

After sitting down, Manager Li said: "County Magistrate Fan, my prince has invited many officials to attend this banquet. I wonder what your thoughts are."

He couldn't figure it out. His prince valued Fan Xin so much. Why did he hesitate for so long? Shouldn't he go immediately?
Sensing the suspicion in Manager Li's expression, Fan Xin said with a smile: "There is nothing to say about this matter. I am highly regarded by the prince. Now I am invited to pay a visit to the Governor's Mansion. Please wait for me to change my clothes." Let’s go to the Governor’s Mansion together.”

After much thought, he finally decided that he had to risk a trip to the Governor's Mansion and find a way to escape safely from the danger.

In the art of war, this is called putting oneself to death to survive!
Seeing that Fan Xin's attitude didn't seem to be fake, Manager Li's expression finally softened a bit: "In that case, I will wait for Magistrate Fan outside the door for a while, and then we will ride to the Governor's Mansion together.

"That's fine." Fan Xin nodded, got up and walked out of the study, went to his residence and put on a white robe. Seeing that no one was paying attention, he quickly wrote a note and held it in his hand.

When he arrived at the gate of the county government office, he found the governor's guards waiting for him. Fan Xin patted the servant on the shoulder.

"Liuzi, I am going to the Governor's Mansion this time. You don't need to follow me. I will take people outside the city to clean up the grass and forest. Otherwise, it will easily cause a fire when the weather is hot in the next few days."

"Don't worry Mingfu, the six sons will definitely get things done." The servant hid the note in his sleeve and said calmly.

"This will put your mind at ease." Fan Xin glanced at everyone, turned around and got into the carriage and followed the guards towards the Governor's Mansion.

(End of this chapter)